A truly groundbreaking program, and so subtle in exposing ingrained attitudes about racism, sexism, and xenophobia. I remember how "good ol' boys" thought it was hysterical without realizing it was poking fun at them. I don't think you could make a show like that today.
~Marti On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 6:56:33 PM UTC-6 Bob Jersey wrote: > Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin toiled for most of five years to bring their > adaptation of BBC1's "Till Death Do Us Part" to the States, twice whiffing > at ABC before CBS picked it up... it debuted this night in 1971... > > > https://variety.com/2021/tv/spotlight/all-in-the-family-50-year-anniversary-1234878168/ > (link) > > B > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/76f59e31-0ce5-4dc5-9967-738cb7fd76f1n%40googlegroups.com.
